Can you please tell me how much a solar panel costs?
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If you mean how much does it cost a manufacturer, First Solar is now making claims of $ 1/watt manufacturing cost, which obviously doesn’t include shipping. That would make a 200-watt panel $ 200. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/02/first-solar-inc-manufacturing-costs-solar-panels-below-1-dollar-watt.php
Low-cost crystalline panel manufacturers such as Suntech are believed to have costs in the $ 1.50/watt range today – making it $ 300 for a 200-watt panel. That doesn’t mean that one can buy a panel for that price, of course.
If you mean a DIY panel from purchased solar cells, the cost would be closer to $ 360 for an equivalent-powered panel, not counting the price of the frame, and the labor. A homebuilt panel would not stand up to decades of weather unless one spent even more on the frame. And since such a panel would not have safety certification, it could not legally be connected to the grid in most places.
If you meant a water heating panel, please update or post another question – I’m sure people will chime in.